Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf View Post
Hate to say it Lyle as I like you chaps and I hardly endorse a country that bans the books of one of my favorite writers, but one of the reasons you left with tail between the legs in Vietnam was because of the support of Russia and China. You were a much stronger country then too. You are seeing the same happen in Syria and China of course ignores your sanctions on Iran as does Russia with North Korea.

It is just something you cannot win. When those two are aligned you are outmatched and China of today is much richer than then. Their infrastructure like here is modern and pristine. Ask Brock what the New York subway is like andthe London Tube is some kind of antiquity. You chaps have lost the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq spending how much money? China meanwhile has of course built up its manufacturing and has a big world to trade with. America is only 300 million people. The sad thing is that it was all purposely given away by your elites. Thus you have tens of millions on welfare. China has all those jobs now and more as it has a huge domestic market too.

Building more aircraft is not going to change the balance of power.
miles at the Paris peace accords ho chi min said if the US kept up the carpet bombing for even a few more days he would have surrendered unconditionally. China an Russia helped Keep us bogged down but it was really public sentiment that ended it. Vietnam was another war the Europeans sucked us into, thanks France